Martina Monroe

Three months. Three missing women. One PI determined to discover the truth. Back from break, PI Martina Monroe clears the air with her boss at Drakos Security & Investigations and is ready to jump right into solving cold cases for the CoCo County Sheriff's Department. Diving into the cold case files Martina stumbles upon a pattern of missing young women, all of whom were deemed runaways, and the files froze with minimal detective work from the original investigators. The more Martina digs into the women's last days the more shocking discoveries she makes. Soon, Martina and Detective Hirsch not only uncover additional missing women but when their star witness turns up dead, they must rush to the next before it's too late. If She Ran is the second installment of the page-turning Martina Monroe crime thriller series.

A tragic death. A massive cover-up. PI Martina Monroe must face her past in order to reveal the truth. PI Martina Monroe has found her groove working cold cases alongside Detective Hirsch at the CoCo County Sheriff's Department. With a growing team of cold case detectives, Martina and Hirsch are on the heels of bringing justice for Julie DeSoto - a woman Martina failed to protect one year earlier. But when Martina receives a haunting request from her past, it nearly tears her in two. As Julie's case turns hot, so does the investigation into a young soldier's untimely death. As both cases rattle Martina to the core, she now questions everything she believed about her time working for Drakos Security & Investigations and with the United States Army. Martina must uncover the truth for her sanity and her own life. Pushed to the brink, Martina risks everything to expose the real criminals and bring justice for the victim's family and her own. A gripping, page-turning thriller, full of suspense. All She Wanted is the third installment in the thrilling Martina Monroe Private Investigator series.

A missing mother and child. A secret past revealed. Will Martina and Hirsch discover the truth before they meet their end? In the thick of the current cold case investigation, PI Martina Monroe receives a hand-written letter from a desperate mother pleading for Martina and Hirsch to reopen the cold case of the woman's missing daughter and five-year-old grandson. Feeling a deep connection to the request, Martina knows that Hirsch and she have found their next case. As the two investigators dig into the life of Ana and her son, Ryder, they quickly find Ana has the life many would be envious of. With a loving group of family and friends, a devoted husband, and a successful career, Ana's perfect life seems a bit too perfect for Martina and Hirsch. Searching even further into Ana's past, they find a startling secret that leads Martina and Hirsch into the dark world of organized crime. Hot on the trail, the two investigators head to New York City, hoping to find the answer to what happened to Ana and Ryder. However, soon after they touch down, they learn they aren't the only ones on the hunt. Will Martina and Hirsch discover the truth before they become victims themselves? Why She Lied is the fourth installment in the Martina Monroe thriller series.

A ritualistic murder. Multiple suspects. Can the cold case detectives find the truth before the killers strike again? Ten years earlier, two teenage girls were found murdered by what appeared to be a satanic sacrifice. The case had dominated the news headlines for months before the original investigators failed to arrest the perpetrators of the crime - despite multiple suspects. Without solid evidence to prosecute, and even with the near-heroic efforts of the original detectives, the homicide investigation turned cold. For years, the families of the two victims fought to keep the young women's memory alive and to get the attention of law enforcement to not give up on finding those responsible. In an election year, and with a stellar record for the CoCo County Sheriff's Department Cold Case Squad, the Sheriff hands cold case investigators Martina Monroe and Detective Hirsch the most notorious decade-old murder case - named by the press, 'The Twin Satan Murders.' Unlike most of their previous cold cases, The Twin Satan Murders were thoroughly investigated by previous detectives. Undeterred by the lack of evidence and answers from the original investigation, Martina and Hirsch investigate the murders as if it were day one. Knocking on doors, Martina and Hirsch are surprised by the lack of cooperation from the original witnesses. With pushback from the community, the two investigators are forced to dive into the world of the occult. What the two detectives find is more disturbing than any case they've worked on before. Soon, Martina and Detective Hirsch find that some powerful people will go to all lengths to keep the truth buried. Will Martina and Detective Hirsch find the actual killers before they become victims themselves? Secrets She Kept is the fifth installment of the Martina Monroe crime thriller series.

A missing woman. A chilling connection to a baby trafficking ring. Will the Cold Case Investigators stop the killers before another woman is taken? Martina and Detective Hirsch, still reeling from their last high-profile case, agree to reopen the missing person case of Sadie Jarreau, a friend of one member of the Cold Case Squad. At first glance, Sadie's disappearance from the local marina looks like the typical unhappy marriage resulting in a deadly end. But between the marina's surveillance cameras malfunctioning that day, her husband's air-tight alibi, and no one with a motive to harm Sadie, Martina and Hirsch are forced to consider a less common scenario - a stranger abduction. As they pursue the possibility that a stranger took Sadie, Martina and Hirsch stumble onto a string of sinister crimes that occurred shortly before, and after, Sadie went missing. Digging deep into the case files of murdered pregnant women found on the Northern California Coast, with their unborn children missing, the team makes a terrible realization. Whoever had been kidnapping young, pregnant women and removing their children before dumping their bodies in the bay - had not stopped. Now it is up to Hirsch and Martina to dive into the world of baby trafficking to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Will they stop the killers before another woman is taken? Get ready for an edge-of-your-seat experience in the 6th gripping tale from the Martina Monroe crime thriller series!

Missing twin sisters. A chilling revelation. Will this be the case that breaks the Cold Case Squad? Twenty years earlier, a set of female eighteen-year-old twins went missing in the Bay Area. There were no news reports or national coverage. The original investigators had barely touched the case, and like so many other cases of missing teens, were quickly labeled runaways, and the file sat on the shelf. Baffled by the lack of attention for the sisters, Martina insists it will be Hirsch and the Cold Case Squad's next case. Undeterred by the lack of prior research, the team dives into the case, employing methods of investigation and forensic technology not available twenty years earlier. This could be the case where time is actually on their side. When the team catches their first big break, the discovery of one sister's remains and a lead on the second, they shift the case from missing persons to homicide. With the news, Martina and Hirsch dig deeper into the women's lives before they disappeared. With a no-stone-unturned approach and DNA results back from the lab, they soon find a shocking connection to one of their own. Concerned the information could jeopardize getting justice for the victims' family, Martina and Hirsch now must work in the shadows in order to find answers to what happened all those years ago. Will Martina and Hirsch be able to expose the truth without endangering themselves, their jobs, and the future of the Cold Case Squad? How She Fell is the 7th installment of the twisty, fast-paced Martina Monroe crime thriller series.

A string of puzzling murders. A skilled and dangerous killer. Will the Cold Case Squad discover the truth in time to save one of its own? PI Martina and Detective Hirsch accept the new sheriff's request to reopen a ten-year-old serial killer case. Not that they could refuse. One victim was the sheriff's brother, a married father of two. The case is strange. Someone has murdered three successful men within a six-month time period. There were no suspects and no motive. The only connection is their cause of death. The links are thin and the motive is unknown, but Martina and Hirsch know better than to ignore the similarities. Frustrated without a logical theory for the murders, Martina and Hirsch throw out preconceived notions and start from scratch. Determined to learn the truth, they pound the pavement and re-interview family, friends, and coworkers until Martina receives a tip. Not a tip. A warning. Undeterred by the threat against her and the squad, Martina calls for an all-hands on deck to solve the case. Will the squad discover the truth before one of their own pays the ultimate price? Her Last Words is the 8th installment of the fast-paced and suspenseful Martina Monroe crime thriller series.

Martina uncover the truth in time to save Katie and herself from becoming the next casualty? Five years on from the adrenaline-fueled days of the Cold Case Squad, PI Martina Monroe is now a managing partner at the renowned, Drakos Monroe Security & Investigations. She spends her days running the firm - a safe desk job allowing her to spend more time with her sixteen-year-old daughter and less time in the line of fire. But her quiet life shatters when a meeting with the desperate parents of Katie Kimble, a young woman missing for two years, pulls her back into the fray. Martina's intuition warns her of danger for both Katie and Vincent, who's been handed the case. Katie's trail leads to a secluded coastal commune and her boyfriend, Atlas - a man living under an alias, his true identity buried under layers of deceit. He insists he hasn't seen Katie for two years, but Martina and Vincent are far from convinced. As they dig deeper, they're sucked into a world of secrets and danger. The boundaries blur, and the lines of innocence and guilt twist as they uncover Atlas's real identity and unravel the true fate of Katie Kimble. Will Martina and Vincent, with the help of an old friend, solve the mystery before they're caught in the crossfire of a deadly plot? Who She Was is the ninth installment in the page-turning Martina Monroe mystery thriller series.

In Lies She Told, the thrilling 11th installment of the Martina Monroe crime thriller series, a murky world of lies and truth collides in a quest for justice. Detective Leslie, once a key figure in the Cold Case Squad, is convinced she's closed the case on Darren, Martina's brother, for a cold-blooded murder. But Martina, shaken by her brother's guilty plea and an anonymous tip claiming his innocence, starts questioning the conviction. As Martina delves into the details, she encounters a series of unsettling discrepancies. The investigation's weak foundation, coupled with the lack of physical evidence and a dubious motive, ignites Martina's suspicions. Despite Hirsch's dismissive attitude and direct orders to steer clear of his detectives, Martina's resolve only grows stronger. At odds with Hirsch and the mounting pressure from her mother to prove Darren's innocence, Martina realizes she needs help. She turns to one person she trusts to navigate such a complex web–Vincent. Soon Martina and Vincent find themselves in a tangled maze of danger and deception. The deeper they dig, the more elusive the truth becomes. With increasing threats looming over Martina and her family, she's in a race against time to unmask a dangerous killer and bring the truth to light before her family pays the ultimate price. Get ready for an edge-of-your-seat experience in the latest gripping tale from the Martina Monroe crime thriller series!

In Echoes of Her, the 12th installment of the Martina Monroe series, a maze of family secrets and shocking revelations unravel. By the time Kay was six, she had lost both her mother and sister. With only fuzzy memories of them, she had pleaded with her father since she was a little girl to tell her stories about them and to visit their graves. He claimed it was too painful to discuss, and refused - up until the day he died. When her father unexpectedly passes, leaving her without any family, she prepares to bury him and handle his estate. But as she sifts through his belongings, in the once forbidden attic, all she finds are dusty boxes filled with old textbooks and family photos featuring her late mother and sister, but strangely none of herself. Determined to find her mother and sister's graves to lay her father to rest, she hires Drakos Monroe Security & Investigations to find them. As Martina listens to Kay's dilemma she's worried about the odd behavior and secrecy of Kay's father before his death. As Vincent and she dig in, they uncover a series of alarming discrepancies, realizing that the truth is far more complex and disturbing than they ever imagined. Echoes of Her is a page-turning thriller filled with long-hidden family secrets and jaw-dropping revelations.

Martina Monroe returns in Her Fearless Pursuit, a gripping thriller that will test her investigative skillsand her resiliencelike never before. When a woman is discovered beaten and bloodied in a park, with no ID, no memory, and no past she can recall, Martina and her team at Drakos Monroe Security & Investigations are called in to uncover the truth. But from the start, this case defies all logic. The woman, known only as "Jane Doe," has no fingerprints or DNA matches. No social media. No records. Its as if she never existed. Every lead Martina follows only deepens the mystery, raising questions that pull her further into an unsettling puzzle. But when the team discovers someone silently watching Jane Doe from the shadows, the stakes take a sinister turn. Who is Jane Doe? What secrets lie hidden in her fractured mind? And who is watching her? As Martina delves deeper into the chilling web of lies, deceit, and long-buried truths, she uncovers revelations more shocking than anything shes faced before. Her Fearless Pursuit, Martina Monroe Book 13 picks up five years after the end of Echoes of Her, Martina Monroe Book 12, and Flawless, Book 5, the final book in the Selena Bailey series.

She came home to celebrate. She never made it to the front door. Zoey Monroe planned to surprise her mother, PI Martina Monroe, with one final Friday movie night before her wedding-a cherished tradition since childhood. But after landing in the Bay Area, Zoey vanishes without a trace. Her phone goes dark. And Zoey is gone. Desperate for answers, her panicked fiancé turns to Zoey's stepsister, Selena. When the search yields nothing, Martina springs into action, rallying her team, the local police, and her former cold case partner, now-retired Detective August Hirsch. It quickly becomes clear-this was no random abduction. It was sophisticated. Calculated. Personal. As Martina and Hirsch dig into old case files, hunting for anyone with a score to settle, a shocking twist throws the investigation off course: the kidnappers finally make contact-but not with Martina or the police. The message is delivered to Zoey's future mother-in-law. What secrets are the Ashfords hiding? And could they be the key to bringing Zoey home-or sealing her fate? With the wedding day fast approaching and time running out, Martina races to untangle a deadly web of past sins and buried truths. But the deeper she digs, the more one thing becomes clear: This wasn't about Zoey. This was revenge. A gripping psychological crime thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, and Mary Stone.

This Christmas, the season of joy turns into a terrifying game of revenge. A man dressed as Santa is found murdered and shoved up a chimney-a meticulously staged scene straight out of a nightmare. Days later, another murder staged like a twisted Christmas display is discovered. With every gruesome crime comes a taunting Christmas card bearing a hand-drawn snowflake… delivered directly to PI Martina Monroe's door. Martina, fearless and unyielding, teams up with homicide detective Kate Maddox and crime reporter Natalie Sloane, whose articles on real-life Christmas tragedies have begun inspiring the killer's next acts-a sure sign he isn't just reading her stories. He's watching her. As the killer's motives come into focus, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear: this isn't just revenge. It's a message. Now, with the clock ticking toward December 25th, Martina and Kate must unmask a killer before the holiday turns deadly for them all. Her Silent Night is a special holiday installment in the Martina Monroe series. It's a dark, chilling standalone Christmas thriller that is perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike.

Martina Monroe knows some cases leave scars that never heal. After a year that nearly destroyed her life and threatened her family, she's sworn off anything that could pull her back into danger. That is, until a desperate and heartbroken father walks into her office. His twenty-three-year-old daughter, Lena, is missing. The police are stalled, and he believes time is running out. Martina tries to hand the case to another investigator, but the father refuses to give up. When Martina finally agrees, she does so reluctantly, convinced Lena is simply on an extended holiday and that she'll find her safe and sound. But as soon as Martina starts investigating, doubt creeps in. Following a thread of half-truths, quiet warnings, and doors that slam shut the moment she starts asking questions, she is quickly drawn to Red Rose County, where Lena was last seen alive. That's where she meets retired FBI agent Val Costa. Together, they uncover something far more disturbing than one missing woman, and that Lena wasn't taken by chance. She was chosen. And she wasn't the first, and she won't be the last. As the danger closes in, Martina and Val realize the killer isn't just watching their moves, he's anticipating them. And if they don't stop him soon, they may be next on the list. A completely standalone Martina Monroe thriller-perfect for new readers and fans of gripping crime thrillers by Karin Slaughter, Freida McFadden, and Lisa Jewell.

This boxed set includes the first three books in the Martina Monroe crime thriller series: What She Left (Book 1) If She Ran (Book 2) All She Wanted (Book 3) WHAT SHE LEFT - Martina Monroe has hit rock bottom. Once a rising star in private investigations, her career crumbled after a DUI left her chasing petty scams. When a mysterious client asks her to identify an infant in a decades-old photograph, Martina sees a chance at redemptionbut it means returning to her hometown and the secrets she left behind. What starts as a simple inquiry unravels into a deadly game when Martina uncovers ties between the photo and a string of murders. As the killer closes in, Martina teams up with Detective August Hirsch to expose a web of lies and betrayals. With her dark past resurfacing, she must confront her demons to solve the caseor risk becoming the next victim. Narrated by Kaitlyn Cornell. IF SHE RAN - Three months. Three missing women. PI Martina Monroe returns from break to tackle cold cases for the Sheriffs Department, uncovering a pattern of young women dismissed as runaways. As Martina and Hirsch dig deeper, they uncover buried secrets and more missing women. When their key witness is killed, they race to stop the next victim before its too late. Narrated by Kaitlyn Cornell. ALL SHE WANTED - A tragic death. A massive cover-up. PI Martina Monroe must confront her past to uncover the truth. A tragic death and a haunting request force PI Martina Monroe to confront her past while solving cold cases with Detective Hirsch. As dark chapters from her past resurface, Martina races to expose the real criminals before its too late, risking everything for justice. Narrated by Robin McAlpine.